CVE-2026-84828

Pcs: pcs: non-root haclient users can read arbitrary files via pcs host auth --token

State
Published
Severity
6.5 Medium
Published
Sep 10, 2026
Updated
Sep 14, 2026
Reserved
Sep 2, 2026

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Description

A flaw was found in PCS (Pacemaker Configuration System). A local attacker with membership in the 'haclient' group can exploit the 'pcs host auth --token' command to read the contents of arbitrary files on the filesystem, provided the files are shorter than 256 bytes. The file contents are read with root privileges by the pcsd daemon and can be exfiltrated by the attacker through subsequent cluster node communication. This allows disclosure of sensitive data such as API keys, tokens, or configuration secrets that would otherwise be inaccessible to the attacker.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.16.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:Nredhat

Weaknesses

  • CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat
        Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Red Hat
          Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2Red Hat
            Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1Red Hat

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